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(Public Domain) · 1283
Catch the Hare
Rating
4.9
/10
Votes
15
Weight
2.0
/5
Players
2
Time
10
min
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Description
The earliest recorded hunt game in Europe, Catch the Hare was mentioned in Libro de los Juegos (Book of Games) commissioned by Alfonso X in 1283. It is played on an alquerque board, with one side taking the part of a hare and the other taking 12 hunters. The hunters must trap the hare so that it cannot move; the hare must kill enough hunters to make their task impossible.
Categories
Abstract StrategyMedieval
Mechanics
Point to Point Movement
Designers
Alfonso X de Castille